Planning for Safety: A Look at Security Measures with the Chicago FBI
With the recent school shooting in Parkland, we wanted to feature this article with the Chicago FBI that discusses safety measures for events.
5 Tips for Improving Your Networking Skills
Event Planners need to be many things, and one of the many hats they wear should be networking. Most planners are the face their business and so it is important to have a promotional balance in the digital space, particularly social media, and in real life. In person...
8 Wines Under $25 for Valentine’s Day
8 Great Wines Under $25
Fun at our Live Partnership Event with CIBC Fire Pitch
Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 was our live partnership event with CIBC Fire Pitch. We were so excited to work together on hosting our readers for this fun event. Inside Pub97 there were games, food and drinks, and great prizes including one lucky winner who received 4...
February 2018 Issue
The Best Restaurants of 2017 | 5 Easy Ways to Be Healthy in 2018 | Should You Start Your Own Event Planning Company? | What Every Planner Needs to Know About Music Licensing | The Best of 2017: Coverage of Obama's Farewell Speech & Our Interview with the Chicago...
Planning for Safety: A Look at Security Measures with the Chicago FBI
With the recent school shooting in Parkland, we wanted to feature this article with the Chicago FBI that discusses safety measures for events.
5 Tips for Improving Your Networking Skills
Event Planners need to be many things, and one of the many hats they wear should be networking. Most planners are the face their business and so it is important to have a promotional balance in the digital space, particularly social media, and in real life. In person...
8 Wines Under $25 for Valentine’s Day
8 Great Wines Under $25
Fun at our Live Partnership Event with CIBC Fire Pitch
Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 was our live partnership event with CIBC Fire Pitch. We were so excited to work together on hosting our readers for this fun event. Inside Pub97 there were games, food and drinks, and great prizes including one lucky winner who received 4...
February 2018 Issue
The Best Restaurants of 2017 | 5 Easy Ways to Be Healthy in 2018 | Should You Start Your Own Event Planning Company? | What Every Planner Needs to Know About Music Licensing | The Best of 2017: Coverage of Obama's Farewell Speech & Our Interview with the Chicago...
What’s Going on in November
EVENTS IN CHICAGO (<- CLICK LINK, FROM CHOOSE CHICAGO) SHOWS & CONCERTS IN CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 2014 http://www.chicago-theater.com/common/monthly_events.php?category=Top%20Show&sortCat=top%20show&month=11&year=2014...
Foodie Fun with Renown Chef Mychael Bonner
Chicago Planner Magazine brings you Foodies some tasty cooking treats from renown Chef Mychael Bonner. Representing Petterino’s and Saranello’s Restaurants, these 2 dishes will leave your palette satisfied. FROM PETTERINO’S Located at 150 S. Dearborn St. Chicago IL,...
Style Trends for Fall from BBJ Linen
Metallics are taking over tablescape designs this year and it couldn’t be more mesmerizing! Metallic hues are bold and beautiful and can be incorporated into almost everything – especially event tables. If you should decide to explore your own gorgeous metallic table...
Meet The Genius Behind Olivia Pope’s Wardrobe: An Interview With Lyn Paolo, Costume Designer
Chicago Planner Magazine got the chance to interview, Lyn Paolo, Costume Designer and genius behind Olivia Pope’s flawless professional wardrobe on ABC’s hit “Scandal”. She also just finished her fourth season on the Showtime Series “Shameless” starring William H....
Spa Day! Relax and Rejuvenate This Sunday at BeHealthyful’s Health & Wellness Retreat
It’s important to take care of yourself, especially if you are a busy event planner! So this weekend Whole Foods will be hosting “Be Healthful”, an all-day wellness retreat and holistic health industry event at Moonlight Studios (1446 W. Kinzie) on Sunday, September...
Hold on to Your Feathered Hats, This Year’s Green Tie Ball is Gatsby Themed!
The Green Tie Ball is one of the most exciting Galas in Chicago. This year's theme is The Great Gatsby - so it doesn't get more exciting or lavish than that! So channel your inner Leo (or Mulligan) and put together your flashiest swag (a term that actually...
Read of the Month: Think Like a Freak
The creators of the famed book and documentary "Freakonomics" is back. This time, the goal is to help you be more creative, productive and well, think like a freak. Event Planning is a field where you need to be able to think more creatively so it seemed appropriate...
Venue of the Month: River Roast
August's Venue of the Month is River North's hottest new restaurant, River Roast, which officially opened this summer. Located on the Chicago River, RIVER ROAST offers dramatic city and water views from every seat - inside and out. James Beard award-winning...
Fall Fashion Week 2014 with Fashion Guru Ryan Beshel
Fall Fashion Week is coming up, starting in New York on September 4th. (Learn more about Fall Fashion Week at http://fashionweekonline.com/) There’s so much planning that goes into Fashion Week so Chicago Planner Magazine reached out to Chicago’s own Fashion...
Caterer of the Month: Food for Thought
August's Caterer of the Month is Food For Thought, one of Chicago's most esteemed catering companies that is featured as a preferred vendor for some of Chicago's best venues including the Field Museum, The Chicago History Museum, Millennium Park, Cafe Brauer (at...
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Hear from Rose Horcher O’Connor, VP of Client Services at Choose Chicago and Hannah Loftus, VP of Research at World Business Chicago about the trends, major events and conventions, and economic indicators that will shape Chicago in 2026. Gain insights into demands, growing sectors, opportunities for your business, and what to expect in the year ahead.